General Information

• Project Title:

  Genomic and biotechnological approaches in onion breeding programmes
• Project Title in the Original Language:

  Genomické a biotechnologické přístupy ve šlechtitelských programech cibule
• Project No.:

  QL26010254
• Provider:

  MZE - Ministry of Agriculture (MZe)
• Programme:

  QL - Program to support applied research of the Ministry of Agriculture for the period 2024 - 2032, COUNTRY II (2024 - 2032)
• Sub-programme:

  Support for Innovative Agriculture and Forestry through Advanced Practices and Technologies
• Start of the Project:

  January 1^st, 2026
• End of the Project:

  December 31^st, 2030

The Goals of the Solution

• The Goals of the Solution:

  The main goal of the project is to transfer biotechnological and molecular methods from the laboratory into practical breeding, to modify current breeding programs, and to improve the efficiency of new breeding processes. The aims are:

  1. to develop and apply methods for efficient production of dihaploid lines in onion; 
  2. molecular characterization, evaluation of genetic diversity of genetic resources and molecular barcoding;
  3. identification of carriers of N, T, S, and possibly R cytoplasms and sterility maintainers using whole-genome analysis, followed by development of PCR markers for molecular selection;
  4. precise phenotyping, transcriptome analysis, identification of genes or regions involved in response to key pathogens, development selection strategies for resistance breeding.
• Keywords:

  doubled; haploids; gynogenesis; molecular; barcoding; male; cytoplasmic; sterility; molecular; markers; genomic; selection; associative; transcriptomics; hybrid; breeding

Beneficiary

• Beneficiary:

  University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice / Faculty of Agriculture and Technology
• Researcher:

  prof. Ing. Vladislav Čurn, Ph.D.

• Other Researchers:

  Ing. Eva Jozová, Ph.D.
  Ing. Mgr. Ondřej Hejna, Ph.D.
  doc. Ing. Michael Rost, Ph.D.

Other Project Participants

• Other Project Participant:

  National Center for Agricultural and Food Research, v.v.i.
• Researcher:

  Ing. Miroslav Klíma, Ph.D.

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• Other Project Participant:

  MORAVOSEED CZ a.s.
• Researcher:

  Radek Aust